Big Valley Welcome: Mat-Su Borough Hosts the 2024 Arctic Winter Games
For the first time, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough is hosting the Arctic Winter Games, a $7 million effort anticipated to boost the local economy by at least as much.
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Cross-Country Champ Earns Professional Engineer License
Mountain runner and Olympic skier Scott Patterson, a mechanical engineer at Coffman Engineers, earned his Professional Engineer license.
Special Olympics Alaska Welcomes New President and CEO
The board of Special Olympics Alaska chose the interim chief executive, Sarah Arts, as the organization’s new CEO and President.
Avis Alaska Scores Naming Rights to UAA Sports Complex
Four years after losing Wells Fargo as a name sponsor, UAA is putting a new name on the Seawolf Sports Complex, thanks to a million-dollar deal with Avis Alaska.
Alaska’s Largest Esports Tournament Open to All Skill Levels
Video gamers across Alaska are preparing for the largest esports tournament ever held in the state, scheduled for three weekends January 28 and February 4 and 11.
BBNC Brings Seattle Kraken to Anchorage for Hockey Camp
Staff of the Seattle Kraken NHL franchise are taking part in a youth hockey academy as part of a partnership with Bristol Bay Native Corporation.
First Season for UAF Esports Team
The University of Alaska Fairbanks entered the world of intercollegiate esports competition this semester, fielding four teams that compete in video games (or, as they prefer to call them, electronic sports) across the country.